Method of separating cobalt from nickel



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The method most generally emplo ever. constituting hue one or? the verious W the oomrnerciel separation of cobalt Ways in which the principle of the levels-- niolsel is eheso-oellfi soda bleach method. tion may he used. ll: will be umlerseood that sue-l1 separation The present improveci method of separa- Tl 1S efiecterl only after an arsenic, iron, coption is based upon the use of lead dioxide, per and mange-loose thee may have been or allele-goes hi her oxides, on metallic present in the original cobalt-nickel ores, salts of oohale ancl nickel. Taking such lead have been removed. When :3, solution or dioxiele, P130 which will ordinarily be prefeeloium hypoohloriee {bleaching powder) is erelole, 1 acid i'che some to a solution of the m eclolerl-io such a solution containing cobalt mixed sulplietes of the two metals so be end nickel, the e'olielr, is preoipitatecl first separated. The lead dioxide is thereupon is black hydroxide fiofllllhp As the decomposed and insoluble cobaltic hydrate proo s-es is alesorioecl in the Reportof Ontario and insoluble leadsulphate are formed. The Bureau of Mines (1918) Vol. XXVII, Parisolntion will he desirably heated in order to Ill, sec. 1 pp. 35, 36, lhe precipitalaion me hasten the reaction. which otherwise will he oerriecl 2:, colorless solution without reguire an unreesoiiehle lerlglrh of time. precipitating soy appreciable quantities or" The two products of elie reaction are eesily nickel, while if it is rlesirel to obtain-pore separated lrom each other'hy any one of e niclrel oxide, the first oooalt hyoll'orzi ie is humberof well lmown methods. The following equations illustrate the resections g0 removeal end the precipitation of the remaining cobalt is ooniinuecl until the solution that telro place, V121 is. practically free from it, e quantity 1 9COH+PbO @2 rl lj ww ese? W 2oo +Pboo0ne reo tionl 0g roe see same time. new imerme- (for (SQ ymmPbg+gfifiz 'ECllilglfiilBlOl'l grgrluoes roirel oxides 3 GQQH} +3P0S0 so To reirea e Jzo 'prooiice pure eo Q v A w 3 iolae'i oxi lesi The nickel in so- 2 l3 A a 1 I ebmOl l -L}*11,,(UG -llzbSil lotion is eoipibied as molrelous nyriroxicle [L M70559 $011109 L H la or hyclr' ecl carbonate by she lcliiion oi": s, 4 Q 6%? solution of lime or sodium oerhonete" O\ I 3 l 00 in "the above cited text it is .lnsteecl off edcling leed dioxirle to the so- 35 lutiom it can of course he formeel directly therein by the action of an eleo'hme current on lead oompoumls'or metallic lead elec- As eel; forth I also eusiomery when oo oeit and nickel resent elm-res to preoipzieee the onuse liypochlorite, instead or eel belt by sod. eium' hypoohlorite, since the lime or the trooes 111 such solution. Lead morioxlde,

eh. the sill Pb'o, for exernple, may 111 this way be concalcium lrypoohloril/e TGElCl S W1 I photo rerlioelto form insoluble calclum sulverte mto the desired lugher oxide. The

phete, which is diil'icult to remove. nascent dioxide so formed will then react esent improveol method immedlately with the cobalt salts, forrmlig One object of the pr or proge is so obtain e much more selective coloeltlo hydrate and lead solplnate,v as indire'oip jtoiioii of ooholtiohyolrete than 18 'poscated by the foregoing reaction. Further- .sible ifsinl'z such soda bleach method. Are more, lead sulphate-conditions being sulfiother objeet is to secure. where sulplmre soable-can be regenerated into lead dioxide, lotions for cob-all; anal nickel are being which will in turn react with more cobalt,

hate solution so that a complete separation of the cobalt 10 45 treated. e resnliiing nickel sulp ihet will contain no soluble impurities as the result of the separation H To lhe ecoomphshmens or $0 and releteel ends. the Hive/$135103 eisks of the sieps'heremeffcer fully descr bed n erul pereieelorl pointed out in the Clfilllls, dlOXHlG, M110 stannlo oxule, S110 atom the following" aleseripeion sertinsg forth in mm dioxi le, T10 eno antimony laemroxule,

\- v 7 0 J l I derail on epproveci methocl of carry "111g: out Em 1n. the caseoi these other oxules,v

the soluble sales of tee corresponding ele' the levenlzioe, such disclosed mode, howfeom the nickel by electrolytic means 15 thus made posslble.

As examples of higher oxides other than the foregoing" I 4 then, conthe lead dioxide specifically referred to, the

following may be named, viz, manganese moms 'wiili s3 and 8126i; G-Xldfifi sihoio ormeci in ine fashion, dosoiibed above for die formazion of ism? dioxido ciirocfly in the solution" 'l'ho oxidizing amnion of li-eod'diozticio twice tho base normafiy present in foo mhol bniokol solution, .so the addition of further bam may Foe found dosiz'szifla. In such oaso, .iiisharge or miciwl hydroxide, nickei carl*;onoto, or eveo momma niokoli, may be added The precipitation of ooboifie fiydz'ato by my improved method? of separation. @3- ready indicated, is very much more soieotivo flmn is the preoipitasion obtained when sodium l'nypochloz'ite used.- Furthermore, the lead, or analogous element, $318 oxide of which thus ufaiiizod to convert the cobalt into izhe form of cobaitic hydrate, forms as a rosuli of the reaction on equaliy insoluble pi'ooipitato so that the residual nickel suiphaiys soiution will contain no soluble impolities as a xasuit of ihe sepm'atiom om? modes of appiying she principle of my im'onioo may be employed instead, of file one expiained, change being made as regards fia-o method herein disclosed, gym/ido flso stop or sfops stat/ed by any of the following 7 claims or the equivalenis of such stated step or stem be employed.

i merefore parslo'oiariy point out and distiooizly olm'm as my invemiont 1. In a, mezthod of? separating cabal-*5 from nlckei, the step which consists m adding to a solution of salts of said mocals an oz-aifie capable of reacting with the cobalt to form oobaltic hydrate.

2. In a moihod of separating cobalt from nickel, hooep which consistsjn adding to a solution of the sulphates of said meials an, oxide of'an element capable of reacting with the cobalt to form cobaitic hydrmflo.

3., in a method of separating cobalt from reacting with 63115:-

nickoi, while son.

dioxide a solution of 3219 2723315 whereby fiho coho bai ed 1 .A the form of oobaifio h; In mozfihcd of z'Tckcl, the stag "which consis 511g soluble 152m? compound soiution of salts of first-normal "whereby lead. dioxiie is thereupon roaming wifsh eobaim'o hydrate 6. in a mefl'lod. of sepamtimg ooboi' pic-kc the step which consists afoot? mga solution of solio of said KIM-Zak: wing modes being 111 formed, tho i metallic Bead anodes,

thereby'oxiized Lead oioxido 2 12mm ihez'eupon roosting upon coho??? to foam cobzziti'o hydrate.

7'. In method of separating o nioke he steps which eonsiofi in insoiubl ioad compounfi to ooh J i-os of aid first meols, am? elect final or othez'wiso oomvoriing this compound to loud dioxide, five Evita? theieiw zoboii; to form oobalzi hydrate,

LE: & meithod of sepamzin com nickel, the steps which consist m eiomxoiyz lead sulphate ptesont a soi'uiioo of the sulphates of said firsbnamod metals, whereby lead dioxide is formed the latter? thereupon roasting with the cobalt sulphate to form cobaliio hydrate and load sulphato,

and then efioctroiyzing sulphate as before. v SIgned by me, this 23%? such regenerated iez.

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